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The U.S. Air Force’s SR-71 remains one of the most revered airframes in American history. Able to operate at high speeds of Mach 3.2 and high...
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The U.S. Air Force’s SR-71 remains one of the most revered airframes in American history. Able to operate at high speeds of Mach 3.2 and high...
The aviation industry has felt the need for more speed since its inception. Some pursued speed for mere thrills or to set records. However,...
The SR-71 Blackbird, Still the world’s fastest air-breathing manned aircraft. That means Russia tried - and failed - to shoot it down.
During the SR-71 “Blackbird’s” more than 25-year-long service history – which ran from its first flight in 1964 through retirement in 1999 – not...
Why the SR-71 Spy Plane Was Only ‘Made In America’: During the Cold War, the United States Air Force had the Lockheed SR-71 spy plane. Unofficially...
In 1985, an administrative sergeant assigned to America’s SR-71 unit attempted to sell top-secret intelligence about the airframe to the Soviets. Ultimately, the sergeant...
Aahh, the dear old SR-71 Blackbird, subject of my first-ever article for 19FortyFive. Arguably the crowning achievement of aerospace engineering genius Clarence “Kelly” Johnson...
The Myth Of The SR-91 Aurora Persists, The Plane That Never Existed – Aviation enthusiasts have been enthralled with the term “hypersonic” for several...
The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” has become a pop culture icon thanks to appearances in movies such as Transformer: Revenge of the Fallen and I Am Legend, while...
During its twenty-four-year career, the SR-71 remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft in the world. At 80,000 feet, the Blackbird could survey...